21.   He accused his opponents of trying to destroy the party with arguments and lies.

22.   He accused opponents of nitpicking the issue, and turning a good idea into a political football.

23.   He accuses biotech opponents of romanticizing the old ways that left people in poor health and abject poverty.

24.   In an unexpectedly vicious attack on George W. Bush, Al Gore accused his opponent of being an isolationist, fixated by Cold-War ideas.

25.   In the most lively exchange, Forrester accused his opponents of overseeing a steady rise in state spending.

26.   It is also not shy about accusing political opponents of supporting terrorism, regardless of the evidence.

27.   --Last minute mailers by candidates accusing their opponent of being the son, or daughter, of the devil.

28.   Or he remembers the time in or near Budapest, in the final of a doubles tournament, when he accused an opponent of foot faulting.

29.   People on both sides say their respective positions will save money, just as they also accuse their opponents of being motivated by politics.

30.   Rep. Robert G. Torricelli, a Democrat, has repeatedly accused his opponent, Rep. Richard A. Zimmer, of voting to cut federal spending on Medicare.